A medium sized member of the family, the Lunate Blister Beetle feeds on a wide variety of showy flowers in a wide variety of habitats.

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A medium sized member of the family, the Lunate Blister Beetle feeds on a wide variety of showy flowers in a wide variety of habitats. They spray highly toxic cantharidin that blisters human skin

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Size: 6200px × 3990px
Location: Ruaha National Park Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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